Thursday, April 19, 2012

Q

As a writer, my A to Z challenge is going to be about books, characters, TV shows and movies that have impacted me somehow. Enjoy! Be sure to check out Lee’s blog to find more bloggers taking on this challenge!

Q

Q is a great character from Star Trek: The Next Generation. He also visits a few of the other Star Trek worlds. I love Q because he would drive me absolutely batty in the real world. He’s an omnipotent being who is utterly obnoxious. Yet, you can’t help liking him, hoping for him to (finally) redeem himself. If you’re trying to make your characters flawed, yet not completely unlikable, check out Q – we can learn a lot from him! Villains are so much more fun when we like at least part of their personalities!

42 comments:

I probably saw all of the original Star Trek episodes many times, but that's where it ended. After about 1975 I stopped keeping up with most television series. I guess most characters have flaws, but right now can't think of any.

Every villain usually has something likeable about them. Look at Hanibel Lector! I don't remember Q. Oh....he's from the Next Generation. That's why. That's about the time I gave up tv,Jemi. How else would I have time for this?

I love The Closer, and although she is the heroine of the show, she has flaws that make her unlikeable sometimes, yet those flaws are what makes her indefatigable and strong. They are why she is "The Closer"

I've never even seen an episode of Star Trek :( I know, so deprived.. haha. My favorite flawed character - I don't know why, but Scarlett O'Hara popped into my head first. She's spoiled and snobby, but there's such strength and spunk in her.

I love Star Trek, I'm still on the original series though so I've yet to meet Q. He sounds like a, well, interesting villain. I like villains who are more complex. There is more to them then the typical, "I hate you and want to kill you."

Q was awesome. Another fantastically flawed character (although hero rather than villain) is Capt. Malcolm Reynolds from Firefly. You think he's just a selfish mercenary and smuggler, and then he shows you that extra something something that makes him utterly lovable. Han Solo falls into that category as well.